Official Rules & Regulations

Official Rules & Regulations for International Poetry contest

The competition is open to writers of any nationality.

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Word count should be within 1000.
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NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THE CONTEST (“CONTEST”). Entry into this Contest constitutes your acceptance of the Official Rules & Regulations.

Only the first 50 valid entries will be qualified.
Participation criteria: (i) Follow 24by7 Publishing on Google+ and/or Twitter and (ii) Like 24by7 Publishing Facebook page.
Only online entry is allowed. The corresponding form is to be filled up by the contestant himself.
Consider contest start date and end date as outlined in the website.
Writing submission Format: *.doc/*.docx.
The judges' verdicts are final and binding.Judging is anonymous.
Stories cannot be altered or substituted once they have been entered.
Spelling/printing mistakes may lead to disqualification.
Contents violating copyrights will definitely lead to disqualification and ban for an indefinite time.
Winner(s) will be announced on the website.
Any email or other means of communication regarding the contest may lead to disqualification.
Contacting the judges discussing the contests will definitely lead to disqualification and ban for an indefinite time.
Participant's photograph Format: Passport size (2" x 2"); color; formal or non-formal; minimum 300dpi; *.JPG.
The participants may participate with only a single entry for a single contest. Multiple submissions may lead to disqualifications.
The winning entries must not have been published previously in any form(print or electronic).
24by7 Publishing holds copyrights & publishing rights of the stories shortlisted and selected.
By entering this Contest, contestants agree to Sponsor’s use of their personal information for any commercial/non-commercial purpose at any media(electronic/print etc.) without any notice to the participant/contestant.
24by7 Publishing reserves the right to alter/cancel any rule of the contests without prior notice. It also reserves the right to cancel the competition at any point of time without prior notice.
Failure to comply with these Official Rules may result in disqualification from the Contest. 24by7 Publishing reserves the right to permanently disqualify any person it believes has intentionally violated these Official Rules.

International Poetry contest 2017

A 24by7 Publishing Initiative

24by7 Publishing is proudly announcing International Poetry contest. 
We will publish the winner's book of poetry free of cost! 
If there are more than one quality entries, there will more than one winners! 
In case we reach the threshold number, winner can be determined on basis of first come first win among the selected quality entries.

Only first few valid entries are eligible!

Unlike a lottery - the judges DO READ, CRITICIZE & RATE the best entries.

Submit POETRY now!